The Patient on an Enteral Feeding Suddenly Complains of Feeling

question 19

Multiple Choice

The patient on an enteral feeding suddenly complains of feeling faint and is sweating.The diastolic blood pressure has dropped 20 points.The nurse recognizes the signs of the dumping syndrome,which is caused by:

• A) Hypertonic fluid entering the jejunum and pulling large amounts of water from the circulating volume
• B) Rich enteral feeding causing bowel irritation with severe cramping
• C) Hypertonic solution rapidly entering the stomach causing pyloric spasm
• D) Rapid drop in blood glucose as a result of the hypertonic solution pooling in the jejunum

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